Thread: My new book

Top stuff, well done.

Onya, Wal. Go for it, mate. And do stop drinking. Find a nice girl and have some fun.

Originally Posted by ootai

Wally
In the future if and when you decide to publish another book post it on here first and the grammar police will be all over it.
That means you will get it proff read in a hurry and for free.
Just remember to acknowledge them in the book, well maybe not all of them, you can leave the tossers out, aw well i suppose that would mean there is no one to acknowledge afterall.

I have nothing but admiration for some who makes the time and puts in the effort to get a book pulbished.
Let us know if it is a financial success in the future or just a boost to the ego.
Well done.

I may even still post the manuscript to have it proof read.

I noticed a few mistakes when it arrived in the post - dont know how I missed them first time around as they were staring me in the face.

Funny how you can read over your own writing and be so dyslexic.

Good job and good luck, you make it sound easy.

Tip: should be proofread by someone else, never the author who's so familiar with the text that he will read through glaring errors any number of times.

Hmmm. A kids book full of spelling and grammar errors.

It's not the best educational prop is it?

Don't sweat the small stuff, Wally. Well done with the book, and hope it sells.

You've wrote galahs are stupid birds but don't explain why? Kids are gonna ask why.

HTF do I explain that?

Originally Posted by Dillinger

HTF do I explain that?

Your kids still expect explanations...from you?

^ They never stop wanting explanations

I just saw this book has been on sale on Amazon for 3 months and on there it says the author has been a teacher of English for a quarter of a fukkin Century.

@wally - congrats! Well done and hope this new venture lifts your spirits up. And yes, as the others have said, maybe next time have it proofread.

As with manuscripts, thesis, etc - when you're always staring at it, typing and revising it, you tend to miss out the small mistakes, so it's best to have another person look at it.

Cheers and good luck!

Originally Posted by Dillinger

You've wrote galahs are stupid birds but don't explain why? Kids are gonna ask why.

HTF do I explain that?

Thats in the True or False questions. Earlier in the book I say that they are smart birds as they can learn to mimic humans speaking.

Hmmm. A kids book full of spelling and grammar errors.

It's not the best educational prop is it?

Its not full of mistakes - but it needs a bit of editing. Putting it all together was not so easy, and when I uploaded the manuscript I kind of knew that it most probably needs tweaking.

It takes a lot more work than, for example, it does to be a cynical smart arse

Originally Posted by Dillinger

HTF do I explain that?

It's simply you bloody flaming galah!*








*Aussie lingo, it never makes much sense, just go with it and nod slowly, no sudden movements!

Originally Posted by Chittychangchang

Not an easy job getting a book published these days.

Congratulations!


Are there anymore in the pipeline?

Anyone can self publish on Amazon.

If you are making a picture story book, its quite a lot of work though.

This is my second book and it only took a couple of months. The first book I did took almost a year, as I made so many mistakes and had to go back and fix them.

Getting my head around the bleed space - the border around your images that gets trimmed when it goes to print was the biggest headache. I had finished the book and had to go back and edit all of the images, which was a nightmare.

Amazon sell your book as a paperback, which are not the best quality. I had hardcover copies of my first book printed in China from a company I found on alibaba. The quality is really good. I have them for sale in Japanese duty free stores in Australia, and have sold some to schools here in Japan. I got them printed for less than a dollar each, so there is a fair bit of profit to be made if I can move them..

Originally Posted by Wally Dorian Raffles

It takes a lot more work than, for example, it does to be a cynical smart arse

Just a bit of constructive criticism

Good luck with your books. Love the educational part behind them and would buy one if you can get Cyrille to give it the once over, instead of Chitty

Originally Posted by Dillinger

Just a bit of constructive criticism

Good luck with your books. Love the educational part behind them and would buy one if you can get Cyrille to give it the once over, instead of Chitty

All good.

Will post it here to have it proof read when I have the chance.

Feel free to buy it after that

What a coincidence, I've just finished my first book!


Now I'm going to take it back to the library and get another one.

Originally Posted by Wally Dorian Raffles

Feel free to buy it after that

Put me down for a couple. Theyd make great Xmas presents, especially if you can get those hardbacks